Time and trauma: what fetching water costs women and girls in Nairobi’s informal settlements
By Anindita Sarkar , Associate professor, University of Delhi Fetching water is usually a “women’s
January 14, 2022
Agriculture in Egypt adapts to the pandemic
During the pandemic, new irrigation systems were developed to replace the flood irrigation system in more than 237,000 acres in Egypt.
January 10, 2022
COP26 pledges developing climate-resilient and low-carbon health systems a win, but only if more countries commit.
The 50 countries that committed to developing climate-resilient and low-carbon health systems at the UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow (COP26) are not enough to create a more significant global impact. More countries need to commit and health systems must be part of the solution by reducing carbon emissions and using more renewable energy.
December 10, 2021
A climate center empowers East African women to address climate change
Women Climate Centers International is helping women access climate change information that has already been broken down for easy understanding at the community level.
December 8, 2021
Mother Nature – Spoken Word
A poem for mother earth by Mukisa Godfrey I was born in the lightBefore the
December 8, 2021
A Ugandan city powered by solar welcomes COP26 agenda to speed up affordable cleantech
“Mbarara is much brighter than it used to be. The areas that used to be no-go zones are now peaceful. Places where rapists lived and waylaid their victims in darkness, are now lit and peaceful,” notes Vincent Ayebare, a Boda Boda commercial motorcycle rider.
December 2, 2021
THE DRINKING TRUCKS: In a city that borders River Nile, Covid-19 curbs access to clean water for South Sudanese (Photo Story)
The Drinking Trucks is a photo- story that documents how South Sudanese in Juba city access water from the Nile River.
December 1, 2021
Aerial Piped Water Improving Lives in Kenya’s Kibera Slum
An aerial piped system in Kibera Slums system allows piped water to flow in the air above the houses instead of the usual underground design. It was then directed to automatic water vending machines.
November 26, 2021
Rising Levels of Lake Victoria displacing communities in Uganda
By Richard Drasimaku OBONGI, NORTHERN UGANDA: Nov 17, 2021 From the far-flung horizon, the setting sun
November 22, 2021
Can Recycling Save Victoria from Plastic Pollution?
Wetlands play a crucial role in purifying the water in the lake and run-off by filtering it. But most of those surrounding Lake Victoria — especially on the Uganda side, have been opened up for farming and settlements.
November 1, 2021
Elusive commodity: Documenting the pain communities in Goma, DR Congo go through to take water home (Photo Story)
Only 42% of DRC’s 81 million population has access to safe water. In this photo story, Guerchom Ndebo documents the woes that residents of the villages surrounding the volcano, including Goma city suburbs, face as they struggle to bring water home for consumption, sanitation, and hygiene services.
October 14, 2021
Charcoal Burners Turn into Enviromental Conservationists in Kenya
By Linah Mwamachi Here is a story about eight reformed charcoal burners in Makina, Taita
October 8, 2021